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Surprise, Surprise

by John Cole|  June 9, 20044:25 pm| 1 Comment

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Oliver Willis and I have been chatting this week (contrary to what you may think- we have a lot in common), and Oliver has stated several times that he believes we should keep a keen eye out for revisionism regarding Reagan and his legacy.

With that in mind, Matthew Yglesias has some stunning news for President Dukakis, President Gore, Speaker ofthe House Tom Foley, and Senate Majority Leader Robert Byrd:

“Hatchet Man- So Reagan was the guy who saved conservatism? Actually, he buried it.”

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    JKC

    June 9, 2004 at 8:17 pm

    Dumb headline, but an interesting thesis.

    My take? Too soon to tell.

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